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  • Fluid dynamics
  • Colloid and surface science
  • Interfacial phenomena

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  • Bubble coalescence is crucial for froth flotation and wastewater treatment.
  • Understanding thin liquid film drainage between colliding bubbles is complex due to surface forces, hydrodynamics, and rheology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the coalescence dynamics between millimeter-sized and microbubbles.
  • To measure interaction forces and thin-film thickness during bubble collisions.
  • To compare experimental results with theoretical models.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous measurement of interaction force and spatial thin-film thickness.
  • Utilized a recently developed dynamic force apparatus.
  • Collision experiments between a 1.2 mm bubble and microbubbles (30-700 μm radius).

Main Results:

  • Interaction forces align with the Stokes-Reynolds-Young-Laplace model predictions.
  • Measured coalescence times are shorter than model predictions, indicating rapid, asymmetric drainage.
  • Coalescence occurs at a critical film thickness of 25 ± 15 nm, consistent with van der Waals forces.
  • Smaller microbubbles (<100 μm) significantly decrease coalescence time.

Conclusions:

  • Nonsymmetric drainage, not just rupture thickness, explains experimental coalescence time variations.
  • Smaller microbubbles enhance attachment efficiency onto larger bubbles.
  • Findings offer insights into optimizing industrial processes involving bubble coalescence.